Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

significantly improved their ability to generate cash in 2017, producing the strongest working capital performance since 2008. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4 In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4 working capital performance in 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2024

Lucas Systems, a seasoned player in the industry, is a prime example. In a survey I did years ago, the main benefits of Voice were that it was easier to make new workers productive, there was an increased ability to use nonnative speakers, Voice was easier to use in freezers, and there were fewer injuries. “So,

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. For previous years’ reports: 2015 , 2017 , 2018. The digitization of the freight industry is about improving speed and efficiency. . Keep reading for the highlights OR.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Freight prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since the last half of 2017. Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce carrier capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. One example is Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea. She lives in the Boston area.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. Besides, these risks are much more serious (for example, there were about 134,000 reported cyber-attacks on businesses in 2017 , or almost 50 percent increase from 2016).

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 28, 2018

The risk of cyberattack, once overhyped, now threatens businesses’ very existence, according to a recent survey, 2018 FM Global Resilience Index. As these examples show, different nations exhibit different cyber risks, according to Lawson. Although the internet transcends national boundaries, users, businesses and defenses do not.”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 24, 2018

A new survey analyses the maturity levels of large UK and German companies in their efforts to digitise their supply chain ecosystems – with a focus on sustainability and transparency drivers. The survey among 150 supply chain decision makers* reveals a major difference between Germany and the UK.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Results from the 2017 study show that roughly 75% of respondents are using the mix strategy (be all things to all people) as the predominant approach for their companies compared to the 51% who we reported utilizing a mix strategy in our 2016 results. in 2017 versus 20.8% Improving Data Shows the Real Strength of Trucking.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 18, 2019

Source: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Chief Supply Chain Officers , for example, have often spent time managing warehouses or transport operations in their early careers. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals 2017 Survey. Logistics Director.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 1, 2018

If there were one clear-cut conclusion to be drawn from our “2018 Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey,” it would be that the outlook for spending is bullish. At the same time, the survey revealed growing interest in the use of relatively new types of technology, including robotics, drones and smart glasses.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For example, consider the multitude of companies involved in the process of manufacturing, warehousing and distributing a single pair of shoes. According to a Deloitte survey of large companies with $500 million or more in revenue, 25% of respondents expected to invest more that $5 million in blockchain technology in 2017.

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. It’s the freshly appointed CEO of CMA CGM, Rodolphe Saadé, speaking about the new opportunities that lie online during a session at Journal of Commerce’s TPM 2017 in Long Beach. Two years ago you didn’t hear talk of digitization from ocean liners.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2017

For example, there are over 100,000 companies that sell over $100,000 worth of goods annually. Speaking in Detroit in June 2017, Jack Ma encouraged US sellers to increase their sales abroad. Pioneers may lack coverage (for now), according to a Transport Intelligence mystery shopping survey, but this will soon change.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

million twenty-foot equivalent units [TEU], making 2017 our busiest year ever,” says Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach. Port terminal survey reveals more on automation trends. But as we saw in our survey, exploration and implementation will continue to evolve to meet the needs of their shippers. Top 30 U.S.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. One recent example is CMA CGM’s recently-launched Freddie platform. One example, albeit in the domestic freight space, is Turvo, which closed a $25 million series A round in March 2017.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

For example, everyone knows that sales will peak around the holidays, but analytics can identify peaks that happen when you think you are in a lull. A 2017 survey of shippers found that up to 40 percent are concerned over continued delays and failure to deliver products on time and as expected.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Recently, our company has generated some reports of internal data and surveyed a collection of companies to better get an idea of trends in the manufacturing industry. In fact, we saw that from 2015 to 2017, in all industries besides manufacturing, the willingness to review cloud systems went from 76% to 84%. In manufacturing?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

million twenty-foot equivalent units [TEU], making 2017 our busiest year ever,” says Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach. Port terminal survey reveals more on automation trends. But as we saw in our survey, exploration and implementation will continue to evolve to meet the needs of their shippers. Top 30 U.S.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 18, 2016

In a 2012 survey by Forrester and Zebra Consulting, reports Cigniti Technologies , only 15 percent of manufacturers had implemented at least one Industrial Internet of Things solution. 76 percent of manufacturers expect to launch Industrial Internet of Things applications and use of smart devices by the end of 2017.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

However, the official rollout of the 5G technology is not expected to take place until sometime in 2017. In fact, approximately 73 percent of surveyed manufacturers plan to continue investing in supply chain mobility, asserts a Deloitte study. For manufacturers, banning the use of mobile devices seems logical.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

A common theme of the 2016 predictions was growth and scalability, so let’s look at how companies are using these technologies as we prepare for the innovations of 2017. In fact, up to 70 percent of companies surveyed in Europe have already implemented cloud-based solutions to enable rapid scalability and flexibility.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 27, 2019

It’s the second consecutive year that these company obtains that valuation, according to the Randstad Employer Brand Research report elaborated from more than 7,200 surveys nationwide. In the global market it grows 17% in 2017 and only in Spain the turnover of electronic commerce increased almost 25% year-on-year, reaching 6,756.9

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

An example of such initiatives is the work Planet Mark undertake with Prologis UK to engage the full construction supply chain, including all contractors, to ensure end-to-end visibility of carbon emissions, thereby identifying opportunities for reductions. There is a community engagement programme in place for each of the projects assessed.

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Transporeon

MARCH 5, 2018

percent in 2017, while trucks moved more than 10.4 Results from our recent survey of the North American carrier community reveal the scale of the issue. Roughly 95% of the survey respondents—representing logistics and transportation service providers, 3PLs, freight forwarders and brokers that provide U.S.

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Transporeon

APRIL 9, 2019

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Freight prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since the last half of 2017. The driver shortage is affecting available trucking capacity.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

An example of this is Uber which launched Uber Freight in the U.S. in 2017, now expanding into Europe and Canada. For example, last-mile delivery is very time and energy-consuming. In an ARC survey , respondents indicated freight savings of 8 percent through the adoption of a TMS.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Regularly since Q3 2017, many shipping companies have been confronted by transport scarcity – a problem they’ve never known before. Transport prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since Q3 2017. This has continued into mid-2018, as evidenced by recent surveys conducted on the Transporeon platform.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

Dropping profit margins – Hanjin’s bankruptcy in late 2016 capped a difficult year for carriers and 2017 hasn’t been much better. One recent example is CMA CGM’s recently-launched Freddie platform. One example, albeit in the domestic freight space, is Turvo, which closed a $25 million series A round in March 2017.

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

In 1995 airlines via online travel marketplaces started selling tickets directly to consumers online and by 2017, 83% of US travellers were using digital channels to book their trips. Electronic airway bills (eAWB) are a familiar example. Truth be told, the passenger travel industry actually has an impressive tech track record.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

According to the ATA, the driver turnover rate for the fourth quarter of 2017 for large truckload fleets (those with more than $30 million in revenue) dropped seven points to 88%, signaling its first sub-90% reading going back to the first quarter of 2017. Perhaps one of the most telling stats included in the report was that 70.6%

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2018

In a 2017 Gartner survey of 318 supply chain organizations worldwide, 75% reported concerns about the governance of digital projects. For example, a product manufacturer’s business priority might be to ensure that a customer’s equipment never stops working. In order to do it correctly, companies need to have a plan.

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World Food Programme Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

WFP’s daily school meals, for example, are an opportunity for 120,000 children in Karamoja to learn, finish school and build bright futures. At the 74 centres, farmers including refugees and Karamoja communities, receive agricultural training, for example in group marketing and minimizing losses. You can now call us toll-free!

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The 2017 Global State of Logistics Outsourcing Study from Capgemini Consulting indicates 3PLs now want to become “collaborative partners that take on greater accountability and control”. Integrate client business objectives in quality improvement loops a 3PL may already be using: for example, the PDCA (plan–do–check–adjust) cycle.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Uber, for instance, saw a trend in the logistics industry in 2017 and introduced Uber Freight, a platform that links truck drivers with businesses that require cargo transportation. This could entail developing hypothetical options, examining patterns, and applying various methods, such as surveys.

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